UN ambassador Waltz says Iran was not negotiating ‘in good faith’ to end war

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The US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, stated that Iran was not negotiating in good faith to end the war, claiming Iran demanded immediate removal of sanctions as part of their proposal. This highlights ongoing diplomatic stalemates and tensions surrounding Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz.

Waltz says Trump rejected Iran’s proposal to end war because they ‘were asking for everything up front’ The Trump administration’s ambassador to the United Nations said the US rejected Iran’s proposal to end the ongoing war there because Iranian negotiators “were asking for everything up front”. Echoing comments by Donald Trump on Saturday, the president’s UN ambassador Mike Waltz told CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday that Iran had asked for relief “from billions and billions of sanctions that are going into place” as part of an economic blockade on Iran. The blockade is aimed at putting pressure on Iran to stop its attacks ‌on vessels in the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...